{"id":2426549,"date":"2025-04-23T14:14:51","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T18:14:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/karoline-leavitt-gives-bad-news-to-those-who-thought-they-could-avoid-paying-their-student-loans-forever\/"},"modified":"2025-04-23T14:17:23","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T18:17:23","slug":"karoline-leavitt-gives-bad-news-to-those-who-thought-they-could-avoid-paying-their-student-loans-forever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/karoline-leavitt-gives-bad-news-to-those-who-thought-they-could-avoid-paying-their-student-loans-forever\/","title":{"rendered":"Karoline Leavitt Gives Bad News to Those Who Thought They Could Avoid Paying Their Student Loans Forever"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkaroline-leavitt-gives-bad-news-to-those-who-thought-they-could-avoid-paying-their-student-loans-forever%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2426549&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>the White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, announced on Tuesday that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-pauses-student-loan-repayment-until-2022\/\" title=\"Biden ...s ... Repayment Until 2022\">federal student loan repayment<\/a> will resume on May 5, after a pause that began in March 2020 due too the COVID-19 pandemic. Initially initiated under the Trump management, the repayment suspension was intended to provide relief during the lockdowns. President Biden had campaigned on student loan forgiveness but faced obstacles in Congress, leading to unsuccessful attempts at debt cancellation through executive actions that were repeatedly struck down in court.<\/p>\n<p>Leavitt emphasized that as the start of the pause, no student loans have been referred to collections, but this will change in may, notably impacting borrowers with defaulted loans. She argued that keeping borrowers in limbo was unfair to taxpayers and noted that fewer than 40% of borrowers are currently repaying thier loans. The Biden administration was criticized for misleading borrowers regarding the possibility of debt forgiveness.<\/p>\n<p>Education Secretary Linda McMahon echoed thes sentiments, stating that American taxpayers should no longer bear the burden of student loans that are not being repaid. The Department of Education reiterated that it will manage the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-chips-at-biden-legacy-with-rollback-of-student-loans-pause-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump chips at Biden legacy with rollback of ...s ... - Washington Examiner\">student loan program responsibly<\/a> and ensure that borrowers meet their repayment obligations. the administration is focusing on getting financial order back on track and promoting fiscal obligation among borrowers.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Tuesday that repayment of student loans to the federal government will recommence in May.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-gets-called-tone-deaf-announces-major-student-loan-cancellation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Student loan<\/a> payments were initially paused under the Trump administration in March of 2020 as the COVID pandemic lockdowns were instituted, putting many out of work.<\/p>\n<p>However, then-presidential candidate Joe Biden campaigned in 2020 on forgiving student loans, but when he could not garner the needed support in Congress, he sought to do so through various executive actions, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bidens-attempt-get-back-track-white-house-speech-flops-miserably\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">courts<\/a>, including the Supreme Court, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotusblog.com\/2023\/06\/supreme-court-strikes-down-biden-student-loan-forgiveness-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">struck down<\/a> multiple times.<\/p>\n<p>Further, the Department of Education pointed out in a Monday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ed.gov\/about\/news\/press-release\/us-department-of-education-begin-federal-student-loan-collections-other-actions-help-borrowers-get-back-repayment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news release<\/a>, &ldquo;While Congress mandated that student and parent borrowers begin to repay their student loans in October 2023, the Biden-Harris Administration refused to lift the collections pause and kept borrowers in a confusing limbo.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Leavitt told reporters on Tuesday that the Trump administration &ldquo;will put an end to Joe Biden&rsquo;s illegal student loan bailout attempts.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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 \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No student loan has been referred to collection since March of 2020. That comes to an end,&rdquo; she continued. &ldquo;On May 5, the Department of Education will resume involuntary collections for borrowers with defaulted federal student loans.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">PRESS SEC: &ldquo;No student loan has been referred to collection since March of 2020, that comes to an end. On May 5th, the department of education will resume involuntary collections for borrowers with defaulted federal student loans.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MVEQ1jiiLv\">pic.twitter.com\/MVEQ1jiiLv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Breaking911 (@Breaking911) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Breaking911\/status\/1914741367231701096?\">April 22, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The DOE noted in its news release that 42.7 million Americans have borrowed more than $1.6 trillion in student loans.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Fewer than four out of 10 borrowers are in repayment. This is unsustainable, unfair, and a huge liability for American taxpayers,&rdquo; Leavitt said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Debt cannot be wiped away. It just ends up getting transferred to others. So why should Americans who didn&rsquo;t go to college or went to college and responsibly paid back their loans, pay for the student loans of other Americans?&rdquo; she asked.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Trump administration will never force taxpayers to pay the student loan debts that don&rsquo;t belong to them,&rdquo; Leavitt said.<\/p>\n<p>She explained that those who fail to begin repaying their student loans will have the money taken from their tax refunds or experience wage garnishments.<\/p>\n<p>Leavitt concluded, &ldquo;America is $36 trillion in debt. We must get our fiscal house in order and restore common sense to our country. If you take out a loan, you have to pay it back.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Education Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/linda-mcmahon-announces-department-educations-final-mission-sworn-chief\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Linda McMahon <\/a>said in a Monday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ed.gov\/about\/news\/press-release\/us-department-of-education-begin-federal-student-loan-collections-other-actions-help-borrowers-get-back-repayment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>, &ldquo;American taxpayers will no longer be forced to serve as collateral for irresponsible student loan policies.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Biden Administration misled borrowers: The executive branch does not have the constitutional authority to wipe debt away, nor do the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">loan balances simply disappear<\/a>. Hundreds of billions have already been transferred to taxpayers,&rdquo; she continued.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Going forward, the Department of Education, in conjunction with the Department of Treasury, will shepherd the student loan program responsibly and according to the law, which means helping borrowers return to repayment &mdash; both for the sake of their own financial health and our nation&rsquo;s economic outlook,&rdquo; McMahon said.<\/p>\n<p>The DOE emphasized, &ldquo;Student and parent borrowers &ndash; not taxpayers &ndash; must repay their student loans.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Payments were paused in March 2020 during the COVID pandemic under the Trump administration, which left many unemployed. Although Joe Biden campaigned for student loan forgiveness in 2020, his efforts through executive actions faced multiple legal challenges and were blocked by Congress. The Department of Education stated that while Congress mandated borrowers to start repaying their loans by October 2023, the Biden-Harris Administration did not lift the pause on collections, leaving borrowers uncertain. Leavitt emphasized that the Trump administration would end Biden&#8217;s attempts at a student loan bailout and noted that no loans have been sent to collections since March 2020; this will change on May 5 when involuntary collections for defaulted federal loans will begin again. She highlighted concerns about fairness and sustainability regarding taxpayer burdens related to unpaid student loans and reiterated that those who do not repay their loans may face tax refund deductions or wage garnishments. Education Secretary Linda McMahon added that taxpayers should not be responsible for irresponsible lending practices and affirmed a commitment to managing the student loan program lawfully moving forward<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2426550,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Karoline-Leavitt-student-loans.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[36435,32435,32783],"class_list":["post-2426549","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-financial-news","tag-karoline-leavitt","tag-student-loans"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Karoline-Leavitt-student-loans.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2426549","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2426549"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2426549\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2426553,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2426549\/revisions\/2426553"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2426550"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2426549"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2426549"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2426549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}